Charities describe decision to drop the Mental Health Bill from the legislative agenda as 'incomprehensible'.
Charities have accused the government of having 'little regard' for mental health and a 'major breach of trust' after key reforms did not appear in the King's Speech. The King's Speech, which set out Rishi Sunak's legislative agenda at the state opening of parliament, did not contain any reference to the Mental Health Bill, which featured in the Conservatives' 2017 and 2019 manifestos.
The blueprint for the Mental Health Bill was published by the government in June 2022 and outlined 'once-in-a-generation' reforms to treat 'mental health with the same urgency as physical health'. It was scrutinised by a joint committee earlier this year but there has been no formal response from the government.
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